Cute Candy Infusible Ink Ornaments

Create stunning infusible ink ornaments to decorate for Christmas. These cute ornaments feature graphic candy designs.

handmade ornaments made from infusible ink and sublimation blanks

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I love working with infusible ink. It’s so easy to use, and I love how it melts into the surface of the blanks. As much as I love vinyl, the infusible ink creates a more polished look, in my opinion.

The Cricut blank options are a bit limited, but luckily, infusible ink works with any sublimation blank. These ornament blanks are ceramic and so lovely to work with.

Infusible ink must be used with a heat press. A household iron doesn’t get hot enough to fuse the ink to the surface properly. It also must be used with sublimation blanks with a special coating allowing them to accept the ink.

How to Make Infusible Ink Ornaments

Supplies Needed:

Sublimation Ornament Blanks
Infusible Ink Sheets ( I used cherry red, rose pink, mint, and bright teal)
Cricut (I used my Cricut Maker 3)
Cricut Heat Press
Heat Press Mat
Ribbon (for hanging)

Directions

Upload the design as usual.
Resize the designs if needed. The ornaments are about 3″, but there are holes for hanging. I let my design go over the holes, but they need to be smaller if you want to avoid them.
Recolor as needed.
Click Make when the design is ready.
On the mat set up page, mirror the design. It’s not crucial for these designs, but it’s good practice for infusible ink.
Choose “infusible ink sheets” from the materials list.
Cut a piece of infusible ink sheet a little larger than the design.
Place it on the mat, pattern side up. I used some washi tape to secure it because infusible ink is so thick, and my mat is old.
Cut as usual.
Unload the mat when finished.

Making the Ornaments

Weed the design. It’s not necessary to use tools. Curling the paper usually helps the unwanted part pop away from the backer sheet.
Clean the ornaments to remove oil and fingerprints. I like to use rubbing alcohol.
Place the weeded design onto the ornaments. The backer sheet is usually sufficient to secure it to the ornament, but you may need heat transfer tape if it’s not.
Preheat the heat press. The ornament blanks I used needed to be heated to 360º for 240 seconds.
Place the ornaments onto the heat press mat.
Use a sheet of butcher paper over the ornaments to protect the heat press. (Infusible ink sheets are included in the box.)
When the heat press beeps, place the heat press over the ornaments. Press the start button.
Hold the heat press on the ornaments for 240 seconds.
When the timer goes off, remove the heat press and place it back in the cradle.
The ornaments will be hot, so be careful. Let them cool before removing the sheet.
Add ribbons for hanging.